Sunday, April 23, 2023

HAIFA AND NORTHERN ISRAEL DAY 131&132 22&23 APRIL 23

After breakfast with Eli, I bid him and Michelle goodbye and left for Haifa and the northern border route then down to the Sea of Galilee.

    Port of Akko. 

Made it to Haifa in an hour as there was hardly any traffic on the road and on Saturday there is no public transport,  everone is chilling and nobody works. Stopped at a viewpoint overlooking Haifa and then continued up the coast. Enroute another biker signaled to me to follow him to Akko where he showed me around the ancient port town and then had some lunch and desert.

    Haifa.

    Billi and Kobi , Akkro.



Kobi then decided he would show me the way Yiron. We headed to Rosh Hanikra which is on the border of Lebannon on the Meditteranean Sea. Then the road hugs the border heading east with some nice view points overlooking Lebannon. He then took me to the Kibbutz and they left for home and invited me to come stay at his place and tomorrow would continue to take me around.
I met with Doron who showed and explained to me the inner workings of the Kibbutz and took me on a little field excursion and the border with Lebannon runs rigjt up to the Kibbutz. 

    Rosh Hanikra, end of Israel by Lebannon. 
    Lebannon in the distance.

    Doron at the Kibbutz 
    Memorial of a fallen soldier , Lebannon border 200m away.

    Military post by the Kibbutz. 

    Lebannon 

I then went to the neighbouring Yiron Kibbutz where I met Guy who had an apartment for me arranged by Brian. He kindly invited me over for dinner with the family which turned out to be an enjoyable evening.

    GUY AND HIS KIDS.

DAY 132    23-4-23    TO SEA OF GALILEE

Had breakfast withe guy and left at 9am and Kobe came up and took me around again, riding along the border on some dirt roads U would never have found. Visited an Arabic village that was in Lebannon but is now part of Israel and rode up Mt. Heron and visited a few battle sites and memorials and the Kobe had to leave at 1pm for Tel Aviv and I continued on to The Sea of Galilee. Visited the the lake which is 580 feet below sea level where Jesus walked on water and then headed to Kobe's house ninety minutes down south. Had a lovely home cooked meal on the deck overlooking the Israe Valley with the roar of fighter jets circling around low  doing some kind of maneuvers.

    In the orchards and you can see the border wall with Lebannon. 
    Arabic Village, border fence below. The village is very clean with lots of flowers.

    Memorial from 1973 bunker massacre.
   Looking into Syria.


     Mosque at Sea of Galilee

     Sea of Galilee and church below
    Dinner at Kone and Billi's house.

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